“Psychotropic drugs. It’s the story of big money–drugs that fuel a $330
billion psychiatric industry, without a single cure. The cost in human
terms is even greater–these drugs now kill an estimated 42,000 people
every year. And the death count keeps rising. Containing more than
175 interviews with lawyers, mental health experts, the families of victims
and the survivors themselves, this riveting documentary rips the mask
off psychotropic drugging and exposes a brutal but well-entrenched
money-making machine.”

The facts are hard to believe, but fatal to ignore.

Big Pharma is making a killing by pushing their psychotropic drugs down millions of individual’s throats from antidepressants to antipsychotics to psychostimulants for ADHD. Let’s not forget those hypnotic sleeping pills, too.

What mental illness do you have this week? Not doing your homework? Agitated because you quit smoking? Or perhaps you just are a teenager and you feel that everyone else is better looking than you. You name it they have a diagnosis waiting for you and a matching pill in just the right color.

Spread this article to everyone you know so that everyone gets the raw truth in the DVD, “A Documentary – Making A Killing – The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging” which is presented by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.

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With all the harmful side effects of sleeping pills such as Zolpidem (Ambien, classed as an anti-psychotic drug), Eszopiclone(Lunesta) and Zaleplon (Sonata and Starnoc) why are people still taking these drugs? They are all Hypnotic classed medications and can be dangerous.

“March 14, 2007: The FDA announced that all sleeping pills (also known as “sedative-hypnotic products”), including Ambien and Lunesta, can cause the dangerous side effect of “sleep-driving,” which is driving while not fully awake and having no memory of doing so, and may also cause life-threatening allergic reactions. The FDA told manufacturers to write letters to doctors to notify them of the new warnings, and all prescription sleeping pills will now come with special brochures called “Medication Guides” that spell out the risks for patients in easy-to-understand language.”

Warning: Never stop taking these drugs cold turkey. To avoid severe side effects they must be cut back a tiny bit at a time over several months. Consult your physician.

Peter R. Breggin, MD, has been called “the conscience of psychiatry” for his efforts to reform the mental health field, including his promotion of caring psychotherapeutic approaches and his opposition to the escalating overuse of psychiatric medications, the oppressive diagnosing and drugging of children, electroshock, lobotomy, involuntary treatment, and false biological theories. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you experiencing side effects from an antidepressant, antipsychotic, psychostimulant or other psychiatric medication? Is your current prescription not working for you?

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that doctors are only human, and they make human mistakes. They may mistakenly write down the wrong medication on their prescription pad, or the wrong dose or frequency. Pharmacists, too, can make mistakes in what they fill. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are taking Ambien or any other sleeping pill, anti-psychotic or psychiatric medication you should NEVER quit cold turkey. These drugs can produce dangerous withdrawal symptoms that can be worse than the side effects themselves or your original symptoms.

Ambien acts much like an anti-psychotic medication and is often prescribed for insomnia. Anti-psychotics are also called Major Tranquilizers or Neuroleptics. It is just horrific that doctors are prescribing these drugs for sleep problems. Anti-psychotics are not only an extremely strong medication, but they can produce severe side effects and dangerous withdrawal symptoms that can be fatal, including suicide.

This article lists the new and older, name brand anti-psychotics, lists their side effects, provides resources for a tapering off schedule specific for Ambien, a free online book “How to Get off Psychiatric Drugs Safely” and a free online white paper “Side Effects of Common Psychiatric Drugs”. If you are considering taking Ambien don’t! See the bottom of this article for natural sleep aids. Read the rest of this entry »